| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronnie Crabb (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Faris (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Mock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Burrow (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walter Micco (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Lawrence Belmont (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Richard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bremer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell McCaskell (fresh) C - Dean Dubois (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Matthew Mock inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Harding | Matthew Mock misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Bremer - foul #2 on Robert Bremer, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:43 | Harding | Matthew Mock makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:43 | Harding | Matthew Mock misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:43 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dean Dubois snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | John Faris is called for the reach on Joe Richard - foul #1 on John Faris, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Matthew Mock takes the ball from Dean Dubois | 31-26 |
| 19:08 | Harding | John Faris lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Mock | 33-26 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Bremer can't throw it down | 33-26 |
| 18:56 | Harding | Walter Micco grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 18:41 | Harding | Ronnie Crabb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-26 |
| 18:40 | Harding | Walter Micco misses the tip | 33-26 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to Joe Richard | 33-26 |
| 18:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrell McCaskell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Dubois | 33-28 |
| 18:01 | Harding | Robert Bremer picks off the pass by Jeffery Burrow | 33-28 |
| 17:58 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joe Richard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Bremer | 33-30 |
| 17:36 | Harding | Walter Micco is whistled for a carry | 33-30 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Mitchell (PF) Darrell McCaskell | |
| 17:10 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dean Dubois misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:09 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joe Richard snags the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 16:55 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dean Dubois can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Mock - foul #1 on Matthew Mock, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Harding | Frank Harris (SF), Eddie Vanalstyne (PF), Jerry Coady (C) Matthew Mock, Jeffery Burrow, Walter Micco | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Taylor (PG) Lawrence Belmont | |
| 16:55 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dean Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:55 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dean Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:36 | Harding | Ronnie Crabb comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joe Richard - foul #1 on Joe Richard, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Stone (SG) John Faris | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Valera (PG), David Hayes (SG), Chester Smith (C) Joe Richard, Robert Bremer, Dean Dubois | |
| 16:36 | Harding | Ronnie Crabb misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:36 | Harding | Ronnie Crabb makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Eddie Vanalstyne steps in front of the Chester Smith pass | 34-32 |
| 15:54 | Harding | James Valera steals the ball from Joseph Stone | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronnie Crabb (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Stone (fresh) SF - Frank Harris (fresh) PF - Eddie Vanalstyne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Coady (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - James Valera (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Taylor (fresh) PF - David Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Chester Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Hayes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 15:30 | Harding | Jerry Coady pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:14 | Harding | David Mitchell takes the ball from Ronnie Crabb | 34-32 |
| 14:57 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Mitchell misses the dunk | 34-32 |
| 14:55 | Harding | Eddie Vanalstyne grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 14:35 | Harding | Frank Harris misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nicholas Taylor - foul #2 on Nicholas Taylor, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Harding | James Armstrong (PG), John Faris (SG), Jeffery Burrow (PF), Walter Micco (C) Ronnie Crabb, Joseph Stone, Eddie Vanalstyne, Jerry Coady | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Lawrence Belmont (PG), Joe Richard (SG), Robert Bremer (SF), Darrell McCaskell (PF), Dean Dubois (C) James Valera, David Hayes, Nicholas Taylor, David Mitchell, Chester Smith | |
| 14:35 | Harding | Frank Harris makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:35 | Harding | Frank Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Bremer misses the shot from close range | 36-32 |
| 14:13 | Harding | Walter Micco snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 13:49 | Harding | James Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Joe Richard - foul #2 on Joe Richard, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Harding | Matthew Mock (SF) Frank Harris | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| 13:31 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bremer - foul #3 on Robert Bremer, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| 13:31 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:31 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrell McCaskell drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 12:59 | Harding | Matthew Mock misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joe Richard - foul #3 on Joe Richard, team foul #6 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronnie Crabb (PG) James Armstrong | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Chester Smith (C) Dean Dubois | |
| 12:59 | Harding | Matthew Mock makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:59 | Harding | Matthew Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:46 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffery Burrow is called for the reach on Lawrence Belmont - foul #1 on Jeffery Burrow, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| 12:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Lawrence Belmont misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-34 |
| 12:25 | Harding | The rebound goes to Jeffery Burrow | 40-34 |
| 12:07 | Harding | Ronnie Crabb scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Faris | 42-34 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrell McCaskell comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffery Burrow - foul #2 on Jeffery Burrow, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrell McCaskell makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrell McCaskell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronnie Crabb (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Faris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Mock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Burrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Micco (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Lawrence Belmont (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Richard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bremer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Darrell McCaskell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Chester Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Harding | Matthew Mock misses the jump hook in the lane | 42-36 |
| 11:22 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Bremer grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Bremer hits the finger roll | 42-38 |
| 10:47 | Harding | Ronnie Crabb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Stone (SG), Frank Harris (SF), Eddie Vanalstyne (PF), Jerry Coady (C) John Faris, Matthew Mock, Jeffery Burrow, Walter Micco | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Taylor (PG), James Valera (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Dean Dubois (C) Lawrence Belmont, Joe Richard, Robert Bremer, Darrell McCaskell | |
| 10:27 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Eddie Vanalstyne denies the turnaround by Chester Smith | 42-38 |
| 10:25 | Harding | Joseph Stone snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 09:59 | Harding | Ronnie Crabb knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eddie Vanalstyne | 45-38 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Taylor misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Ronnie Crabb - foul #2 on Ronnie Crabb, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Harding | James Armstrong (PG), Matthew Mock (SF) Ronnie Crabb, Frank Harris | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Hayes (SG) Chester Smith | |
| 09:41 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:19 | Harding | Matthew Mock hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jerry Coady blocks the short jumper by David Hayes | 47-39 |
| 09:02 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 08:54 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Valera comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 08:52 | Harding | Joseph Stone pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 08:32 | Harding | James Armstrong is whistled for a carry | 47-39 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronnie Crabb (PG), John Faris (SG), Jeffery Burrow (PF), Walter Micco (C) James Armstrong, Joseph Stone, Eddie Vanalstyne, Jerry Coady | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Lawrence Belmont (PG), Joe Richard (SG), Robert Bremer (SF) James Valera, David Hayes, Nicholas Taylor | |
| 08:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffery Burrow is called for the reach on Lawrence Belmont - foul #3 on Jeffery Burrow, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrell McCaskell (PF) David Mitchell | |
| 07:57 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dean Dubois lays it in | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronnie Crabb (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Faris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Mock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Burrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Micco (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Lawrence Belmont (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Richard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bremer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Darrell McCaskell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dean Dubois (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Harding | Matthew Mock comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Bremer snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joe Richard connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Belmont | 47-43 |
| 06:57 | Harding | Robert Bremer is called for the reach on Jeffery Burrow - foul #4 on Robert Bremer, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Harding | Frank Harris (SF) Matthew Mock | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Mitchell (PF), Chester Smith (C) Darrell McCaskell, Dean Dubois | |
| 06:57 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:57 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:28 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Walter Micco steps in front of the Joe Richard pass | 49-43 |
| 06:10 | Harding | Ronnie Crabb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 06:09 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Mitchell snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Joe Richard lays it in on a nice dish by Lawrence Belmont | 49-45 |
| 05:41 | Harding | John Faris scores on a floater from the left block set up by Frank Harris and the foul's on Joe Richard - foul #4 on Joe Richard, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Harding | Eddie Vanalstyne (PF), Jerry Coady (C) Jeffery Burrow, Walter Micco | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrell McCaskell (PF) David Mitchell | |
| 05:41 | Harding | John Faris makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrell McCaskell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 05:22 | Harding | Jerry Coady pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:57 | Harding | Frank Harris comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to Chester Smith | 52-45 |
| 04:39 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Chester Smith misses short on a jump hook from close range | 52-45 |
| 04:37 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Bremer grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jerry Coady takes the ball from Robert Bremer | 52-45 |
| 04:05 | Harding | John Faris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 04:04 | Harding | Eddie Vanalstyne hits the follow up shot | 54-45 |
| 03:47 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrell McCaskell connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronnie Crabb (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Faris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Vanalstyne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Coady (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Lawrence Belmont (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joe Richard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Bremer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Darrell McCaskell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Chester Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Harding | John Faris connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ronnie Crabb | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:11 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The pull-up jumper by Robert Bremer is blocked by Eddie Vanalstyne | 56-48 |
| 03:09 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrell McCaskell snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrell McCaskell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 56-48 |
| 02:56 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell McCaskell | 56-48 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Chester Smith is fouled on the floor by Jerry Coady - foul #2 on Jerry Coady, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Harding | James Armstrong (PG), Joseph Stone (SG), Matthew Mock (SF), Jeffery Burrow (PF), Walter Micco (C) Ronnie Crabb, John Faris, Frank Harris, Eddie Vanalstyne, Jerry Coady | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Taylor (PG), James Valera (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Dean Dubois (C) Lawrence Belmont, Joe Richard, Robert Bremer, Darrell McCaskell | |
| 02:47 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Chester Smith misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 02:47 | Harding | The rebound goes to Walter Micco | 56-48 |
| 02:47 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Harding | Walter Micco misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Dean Dubois - foul #1 on Dean Dubois, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Hayes (SG) Chester Smith | |
| 02:34 | Harding | Walter Micco makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 02:34 | Harding | Walter Micco makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:27 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dean Dubois misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 02:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Hayes grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Hayes knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by James Valera | 58-50 |
| 02:11 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronnie Crabb (PG), John Faris (SG) James Armstrong, Joseph Stone | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Lawrence Belmont (PG), Joe Richard (SG), Robert Bremer (SF), Darrell McCaskell (PF) James Valera, David Hayes, Nicholas Taylor, David Mitchell | |
| 01:47 | Harding | Walter Micco travels with the ball | 58-50 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Bremer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 01:36 | Harding | Ronnie Crabb grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 01:15 | Harding | Matthew Mock misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-50 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to Darrell McCaskell | 58-50 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Lawrence Belmont misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 01:06 | Harding | Walter Micco gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 00:44 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow is fouled on the floor by Joe Richard - foul #5 on Joe Richard, team foul #10 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Taylor (SG) Joe Richard | |
| 00:44 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:44 | Harding | Jeffery Burrow makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Darrell McCaskell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 00:37 | Harding | The rebound goes to Jeffery Burrow | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Harding | Walter Micco buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronnie Crabb | 62-50 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dean Dubois banks in the layup on a great pass from Nicholas Taylor | 62-52 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Ronnie Crabb runs out the clock | 62-52 |